Penetration Tester (Texas/Florida)

Packetlabs; Florida; Remote; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid education reimbursement

Flexible remote work policy

Volunteer day

Job summary

Packetlabs is seeking an experienced security tester to perform comprehensive penetration testing of web and mobile apps, APIs, and backend services. You will review code, reverse engineer apps, and craft remediation-focused reports for stakeholders.

Ideal candidates have 3–5 years in consulting, strong Burp Suite experience, and certifications like OSCP/OSWE/BSCP. This Florida-based role offers remote work options and opportunities for growth.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of penetration testing/consulting experience.
• Graduate of a college/university degree program.
• Certifications OSCP, OSWE, or BSCP preferred; OSCP or Burp mandatory.
• Must be located in Florida and eligible to work in the US.
• Experience with XML/JSON/SOAP/REST/AJAX and web services.

Responsibilities

• Perform penetration testing of web, mobile, thick client and API systems.
• Conduct source code reviews and whitebox testing to prove flaws.
• Reverse engineer mobile/thick client apps as needed.
• Chain flaws to verify impact and coordinate remediation with teams.
• Prepare detailed findings and executive-level debriefs.
• Carry out SAST and DAST on enterprise and SaaS apps.
• Utilize scanners and validate/ignore false positives; apply OWASP guidance.

Skills

Penetration testing

Web services

Attack proxy

OWASP knowledge

API testing

Education

Post-secondary degree

OSCP

OSWE

BSCP

Tools

Burp Suite

Job description

Packetlabs was built by an ethical hacker after seeing vulnerability assessments presented as penetration tests. Our sloga n "Ready for more than a VA scan?" drives at the importance of not providing our clients with a false sense of security.

We are a passionate team of highly trained, proactive, penetration testers. We provide expert-level penetration testing services that are thorough and tailored to help foster a safe digital space where everyone has the right to privacy and security. Packetlabs consultants find weaknesses others overlook and continuously learn new ways to evade controls. We hold ourselves to a very high standard.

To do so, only hire individuals with the same drive and passion.

Who we are looking for

• Core values:
• You have a customer-first mentality. Is a great communicator with clients, project managers, and teammates. Rapid responses and on time.
• You deliver work that you take pride in. Your work is an autograph of your excellence.
• You dig deeper into every finding. Doesn't stop until impact is proven.
• You are comfortable being uncomfortable. Goes towards obstacles, not away from them. Consulting isn't your typical job and requires adapting to rapidly changing environments.
• You are always learning. Cybersecurity is changing every day, and you need to keep up or want to keep up. Be deeply aware of your skillset and be willing to improve.
• You are Self-motivated and dependable.
• You are humble. Egos don't have a place at Packetlabs.
• Education and experience:
• We are looking for an experienced developer/application security tester to join our team:
• Familiarity with web services and data exchange formats such as XML, JSON, SOAP, REST, and AJAX.
• Understanding of AI/LLM weaknesses and flaws in applications.
• Extensive experience/expertise in using an attack proxy (e.g. Burp Suite)
• Preferred if you have 3 - 5 years of experience working in penetration testing and consulting
• A graduate of a post-secondary college or university degree program.
• Has at least two years of experience dealing with information security-related tasks.
• Has professional qualifications (one or more): OSCP, OSWE, BSCP.
• OSCP or Burp is mandatory for our organization.
• You must be located in Florida.

What you’ll be doing

• Your primary role is to perform penetration testing of web applications, mobile applications, thick clients, and APIs.
• Source code review and whitebox penetration testing to prove the impact of application flaws.
• Reverse engineering of mobile and thick client applications.
• You sometimes chain application flaws to other areas, such as cloud and on-prem AD infrastructure. Opportunities for lateral movement into the infrastructure teams are limited and given at the manager's discretion.
• Develop detailed reports on findings and remediations for impactful findings. You will learn to debrief these findings at both a technical and executive level.
• Perform SAST and DAST on enterprise, SaaS, and custom in-house applications.
• Experience in using scanners and knowledge of validation and elimination of false positives.
• A strong understanding of OWASP in Web, API, Mobile, and AI/LLM is necessary, but you will be asked to go beyond.

Why Us

• A leadership team that values substance, quality, and disciplined execution
• Collaboration with a highly skilled team of security professionals who are passionate about technical excellence and raising the bar
• Competitive compensation and growth opportunity
• Paid education and professional development reimbursement to support continued learning, certifications and technical growth
• Flexible work environment that empowers employees to do their best work
• Paid volunteer day each year to give back to your community
• Paid Birthday day off
• Paid U.S. public holidays
• Fully remote within Texas or Florida

At-Will Employment

• This position is at-will, and this job posting does not constitute an employment contract or guarantee of continued employment.